Close to Christmas time now!!!!!

I'm very close to wrapping up the homemade goodies for Stacy. :) I hope I can finish up and have them in the mail by Monday. I know she's gonna be so surprised with what I have made her this year! She'll say she loves everything even if she doesn't, though. She's just very sweet that way.

Well, I was right about Julianne and Helio....wasn't I? And now Julianne is gonna make a country western cd. That's great. I wish her well.

Snow!

Well, finally!! Tonight the snow is softly falling here in Eastern Washington.
It's very late this year....we usually have snow by the second week of Nov.
My Thanksgiving was nice. Thanks for asking. :) My needles are flying trying
to get all of my homemade Christmas gifts made in time. Whew! I should of
started in July!

Dancing With The Stars wasn't very good tonight with the exception of Helio and Julianne's last dance....it was GREAT! I sure hope they win....we'll know tomorrow night. :)

Harvesting

Tomatoes, tomatoes, and more tomatoes. I've made chili, spagetti, and marinara sauce until

my freezer can hold no more! Not complaining, though, they are delicious! So much better

than the ones at the store.

I want to make a prediction.....the next Dancing With The Stars winner will be Helio and Julianne Hough. That girl has it all.....good looks, nice personality, and dances like no other female of this generation. IMHO. I love this show. Helio has a lot of natural dancing ability. They also seem to have a chemistry and both have great big smiles. I think they're great!

This is supposably our last nice summery day.....rain and wind and lower temps starting

tomorrow and no end in sight. :-(

Stacy went on home to KC

Our time together is over. It was great while it lasted, though! Stacy was fun and sweet and on the go every waking moment. We attended 2 Spiritual Hunger Conferences together, which I enjoyed immensely. Stacy went to all but one of the conferences. We went shopping, visiting her siblings, and out to eat. I'm so blessed to have such a daughter!!!!

Not much happening......

It's been such a long time since I posted! I don't know why....just not much going on in my life right now. My daughter, Stacy, will be visiting from KC this Sept. I'm looking forward to that.

This is Stacy; my youngest daughter. She will turn 22 this month. She loves the Lord and is great with animals and children. She would love to be a missionary in Africa someday.

That would not be my idea of fun.....but it sure is important to her. :)

Dragonfly at Pond Bookmark

This was a fun one to make. It sold right away!!!

I used pearlescent floss on the dragonfly wings.

Sun, Moon, and Stars Bookmark

The pic doesn't do it justice. The see-through ribbon is perfect!

I used "Oatmeal" Aida Cloth 14 count and shades

of apricot floss.

New Member To Fam

This is my brother-in-laws new baby girl born May 25th.

She looks so much like my youngest daughter, Stacy it's uncanny!

Her mommy and daddy are missionaries in Russia.

She looks like a very sweet baby.

More annuals

Actually, I went to the store for coffee creamer but seeing it wasn't on sale I drifted towards the garden dept.

Lots of nice plants still and it's almost mid June. I decided on some red petunias and verbena. Got a nice big bag of potting soil also.

My front flower bed is red/wht/blue this year. I have a wind sock in usa flag pattern out there and various other items in one of those colors.

As I planted my new purchases when I arrived home, a light sprinkling of rain tickled my back and arms. It was so sweet smelling of pine and fresh soil.....just delightful!

Funny cat.......

when he got home he really was lovey....I had to hold him and talk and pet him even though he was absolutely filthy from head to tail tip! Funny though, his feet smelled of juniper and pine. Moreesimo is very vocal and hates it when I'm outside. He feels he can't leave if I'm outside.....nice to have someone caring that much.....even if it is a feline.

My Rhodie

is doing great this year. I'm getting better at not butchering it in the fall. If you cut too much dead wood off it hinders the new growth and blooms.

Well, here I am blogging with the best of them! This seems to be all the rage with my online friends so I decided to take the plunge tonight.....hopefully I'll have some interesting things to say now and then.
I currently am into Francis Albert's music and "The Dennis Miller Radio Show". I also keep very busy cross-stitching bookmarks for my oldest daughter to sell on her ebay site.
Oh, thus the name of my blog. :) My fav Sinatra song.....at the moment, anyway.

Barb